TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phillips,Christopher
ED  - Yale University Press,
TI  - Battleground: ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East 
SN  - 9780300263428
AV  - DS63.6 .P545 2024
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Arab nationalism
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Arabism
KW  - Nationalisme arabe
KW  - Études de cas
KW  - Arabisme
KW  - Arab spring
KW  - eclas
KW  - Conflicts
KW  - Middle East
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
KW  - Print books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Syria : The Shattered Mosaic -- Libya : Anarchy on the Mediterranean -- Yemen : 'The Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World' -- Palestine : The Vanishing Land -- Iraq : The Broken Republic -- Egypt : Fallen Giant -- Lebanon : A Crumbling State -- Kurdistan : The Struggle in the Mountains -- The Gulf : Wealth and Insecurity -- The Horn of Africa : A New Arena
N2  - "The essential guide to geopolitics in the modern Middle East The Middle East is in crisis. The shocking events of the war in Gaza have rocked the entire region. More than a decade ago, the Arab Spring had raised hopes of a new beginning but instead ushered in a series of civil wars, coups, and even harsher autocracies. Tensions were exacerbated by the meddling of outsiders, as regional and global powers sought to further their interests. The United States, for so long the dominant actor, had stepped back, leaving a vacuum behind it to be fought over. Christopher Phillips explores geopolitical rivalries in the region, and the major external powers vying for influence: Russia, China, the EU, and the US. Moving through ten key flashpoints, from Syria to Palestine, Phillips argues that the United States' overextension after the Cold War, and retreat in the 2010s, has imbalanced the region. Today, the Middle East remains blighted by conflicts of unprecedented violence and a post-American scramble for power - leaving its fate in the balance." --
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